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do you read me, felix, on the communications? felix, give me a short count. okay. stow umbilical. disconnect both oxygen supply hoses. okay, are they disconnected? give me a thumbs up if they're disconnected. they're still connected. felix, disconnect the oxygen hose. atta boy. all right, stand up on the exterior step. keep your head down. release the helmet tie-down strap. start the cameras. and our guardian angel will take care of you. >> i'm ready now. [ inaudible ] >> i look really high. how small you are. >> oh, my goodness. extraordinary. i think everybody's heart is just beating so fast to see felix baumgartner make that incredible attempt now. we've gone away from that live picture now during his descent 23 miles above earth. he is free falling. he's already the first human to go the highest of any human in a manned balloon, and now after all those incredible checks and sweat hours put on by thousands of people, you saw him disconnecting his oxygen, disconnecting the umbilical while in that capsule, and then making that descent to earth. chad meyers with me now. what an ex
do you read me, felix, on the communications? felix, give me a short count. okay. stow umbilical. disconnect both oxygen supply hoses. okay, are they disconnected? give me a thumbs up if they're disconnected. they're still connected. felix, disconnect the oxygen hose. atta boy. all right, stand up on the exterior step. keep your head down. release the helmet tie-down strap. start the cameras. and our guardian angel will take care of you. >> i'm ready now. [ inaudible ] >> i look...
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adventure felix baumgartner pushed the boundaries of human endurnance at almost 800 miles n hour. nbc's tom costello monitored the mission. he joins us from washington with more. >> the team says that felix baumgartner broke the record for the highest jump ever, the highest free fall and he broke the sound barrier at mach 1. >> felix disconnect the oxygen hose. >> reporter: there he was at 128,000 feet, standing quite literally on the edge of space, preparing to do what no one had done before, with his mom watching from mission control, 43-year-old felix baumgartner offered a few words most most part to understood. then he was gone, beginning a terrifying supersonic dive from 24 miles up. a white dot as he quickly passed 700 miles an hour. >> speed 720 miles an hour. >> reporter: the scene began well before sun rise as they prepared felix. baumgartner is no novice he's made harrowing dumps before from 15 and 18 miles up. but today was about breaking a free fall record that has stood since 1960. the former austrian military paratrooper faced instant death. he told jay leno that fea
adventure felix baumgartner pushed the boundaries of human endurnance at almost 800 miles n hour. nbc's tom costello monitored the mission. he joins us from washington with more. >> the team says that felix baumgartner broke the record for the highest jump ever, the highest free fall and he broke the sound barrier at mach 1. >> felix disconnect the oxygen hose. >> reporter: there he was at 128,000 feet, standing quite literally on the edge of space, preparing to do what no one...
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you're now looking at images that were taken less than 30 minutes ago of felix baumgartner as he was making his descent from 23 miles above the earth in a free fall fashion before he was able to hit the right place in the atmosphere and have the wherewithall to open his chute, and there is the descent there on the horizon before he was able to finally land on his feet just about 45 miles away from roswell, new mexico where this mission began for him early this morning. incredible feat here. still unclear whether he was able to break that record and become the first human to break that sound barrier. we do know that he has already set a record being the first human to go the highest one has ever gone in a manned balloon. that we know, and there is his picture of his mom right there. earlier she was in tears during his ascent into space, and now much relief for mom ava there, the first time she's actually left europe and there in roswell, new mexico to eyewitness this flight in history. this was not a nasa project, this was a commercial project, but many people who were part of this mi
you're now looking at images that were taken less than 30 minutes ago of felix baumgartner as he was making his descent from 23 miles above the earth in a free fall fashion before he was able to hit the right place in the atmosphere and have the wherewithall to open his chute, and there is the descent there on the horizon before he was able to finally land on his feet just about 45 miles away from roswell, new mexico where this mission began for him early this morning. incredible feat here....
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he said, felix, i need you to respond to me, and then we heard felix respond to him. i thought for a second there was a radio problem. that wasn't the case. maybe felix was just doing something that preoccupied him. but as you can see, every little thing that's going on right now is being measured and monitored by all of us. >> all right, brian, thanks so much. you're going to leave the set for a moment to do some reporting. chad, i'm going to bring you in. your instincts said the same thing, when you heard about that delay like brian just kind of outlined there. felix didn't respond at first to mission control. this kind of set off a couple alarm bells for you as well. why? >> sure did. i was wondering if 20-second delay was enough at that point. he has been up there, and even though the capsule is pressurized and he's been breathing oxygen, it's only pressurized to 20,000 feet. he's three-quarters up the top of mt. everest the last couple hours breathing this pure oxygen. they have to get all the nitrogen out of his system, the same way you want to get nitrogen out
he said, felix, i need you to respond to me, and then we heard felix respond to him. i thought for a second there was a radio problem. that wasn't the case. maybe felix was just doing something that preoccupied him. but as you can see, every little thing that's going on right now is being measured and monitored by all of us. >> all right, brian, thanks so much. you're going to leave the set for a moment to do some reporting. chad, i'm going to bring you in. your instincts said the same...
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. >>> mission accomplished for sky live felix baumgartner. he landed on his feet after a familiar from 23 -- he broke three records, one for the fa fastest free fall on record. and one for the highest manned balloon. >> how is fee lex baumgartner doing? he saw him land on his feet, but how's he feeling memory and emotionally. >> he's going to hold a press conference, he is speaking to the media that is gathered out there in roswell, new mexico very shortly, if he's not doing it already. so he's well enough to talk and we have been trying to correspond with some of the red bull people to ask what his condition is, from all visual signs right now, he's doing very well. you saw him land and raise his fist to the air, the piece of video that we're seeing, the hop into history and the incredible rate of speed was just compelling. he landed about an hour and 45 minutes ago. he did break the speed of sound, that mark, 690 miles an hour, how fast he actually went, red bull is saying he went about 704 miles an hour. but we did see on the monitors duri
. >>> mission accomplished for sky live felix baumgartner. he landed on his feet after a familiar from 23 -- he broke three records, one for the fa fastest free fall on record. and one for the highest manned balloon. >> how is fee lex baumgartner doing? he saw him land on his feet, but how's he feeling memory and emotionally. >> he's going to hold a press conference, he is speaking to the media that is gathered out there in roswell, new mexico very shortly, if he's not...
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you've met felix baumgarner. what an accomplishment. >> reporter: for the future of space and arrow space exploration, this really could be a milestone. it's just thrilling. the more you look at that video and you realize what the preparation involved, it really is just a thrilling moment in the exploration of the heavens. we can talk about the records quickly. he fell through the sound barrier. that's more than -- the mark is 690 miles an hour. he went 704 miles an hour, he may have gone faster. either way you cut it, he broke through the sound barrier. he jumped from higher than anyone ever has, from 128,000 feet, about 8,000 feet higher than they expected him to jump and shattered the record by about 25,000 feet. what they're hope thing mission will accomplish is to judge just how well a human can survive? just a suit, whether it's outside a space vehicle or outside a high altitude plane. there could go a long way toward determining that, and that is the real milestone of this jump. >> we're seeing a real tran
you've met felix baumgarner. what an accomplishment. >> reporter: for the future of space and arrow space exploration, this really could be a milestone. it's just thrilling. the more you look at that video and you realize what the preparation involved, it really is just a thrilling moment in the exploration of the heavens. we can talk about the records quickly. he fell through the sound barrier. that's more than -- the mark is 690 miles an hour. he went 704 miles an hour, he may have gone...
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the record-breaking jump from the edge of space, millions watched as felix baumgartner fell to earth for more than 24 miles away topping speeds of 80 --830 miles per hour, reaching super sonic speed in nine minute death defying plunge. >> you are so humble you do not think of breaking records or you do not thinking nothing but coming back alive the you do not want to deal away from your parents and girlfriend in front of them. >>shepard: red bull sponsored the jump. to many in the space community it was more than a marketing campaign, even nasa took notice, tweeting congratulations to felix baumgartner. i understand they almost pulled the plug again. >>trace: the balloon at 80,000' you could hear felix baumgartner telling mission control he was not getting enough heat to his face because he was about to fall through temperatures of minus 60 degrees and if the face plate freezes over he would be flying blind. he would not be able to see the horizon do put himself in a stable position and could not see to know when to pull the shoot but they switched power sources to the battery pack i
the record-breaking jump from the edge of space, millions watched as felix baumgartner fell to earth for more than 24 miles away topping speeds of 80 --830 miles per hour, reaching super sonic speed in nine minute death defying plunge. >> you are so humble you do not think of breaking records or you do not thinking nothing but coming back alive the you do not want to deal away from your parents and girlfriend in front of them. >>shepard: red bull sponsored the jump. to many in the...
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at that point, felix baumgartner steps out of that capsule and attempts to set a new record. one for the longest freefall. he'll open his parachute about 5,000 feet above the earth. he hopes to break a speed record for someone traveling outside of a spacecraft. no one's broken the speed of sound, 690-plus miles per hour, outside of a space vehicle. he's going to be, hopefully, the first person to do that. he's going to be wearing a highressure suit, a helmet and parachute. he's base jumped from the christ the redemer statue in rio. what he planning to do after this? he's going to go back to being a helicopter pilot back in austria. that might be somewhat of a letdown. n?
at that point, felix baumgartner steps out of that capsule and attempts to set a new record. one for the longest freefall. he'll open his parachute about 5,000 feet above the earth. he hopes to break a speed record for someone traveling outside of a spacecraft. no one's broken the speed of sound, 690-plus miles per hour, outside of a space vehicle. he's going to be, hopefully, the first person to do that. he's going to be wearing a highressure suit, a helmet and parachute. he's base jumped from...
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felix baumgartner was hoisted heaven word by a 50-foot story helium balloon. the 43-year-old austrian sky diver almost had to call it off on the way up. his visor had fogged over after a heater in his helmet quit. >> this is serious. i don't think i have face heating. >> reporter: joe was joe kittinger at mission control. in 1960 kittinger leapted from 102,000 feet. >> we'll take care of you. >> reporter: felix baumgartner fog adviser or not was jumping from 128,000 feet. but almost instantly he courted catastrophe. his body back to flat spin, rotating like a top. >> trying to regain control because i want to break the speed of sound. >> reporter: he did regain control and within the jump's first 30 seconds became the first human in free fall to break mach 1. >> i would like to give a special one finger salute to all the folks who said he would come apart when going super sonic. >> reporter: felix baumgartner was just shy of kittinger's record before opening his shoot and gliding to earth about 40 miles from where he launched. five miles of training for the hi
felix baumgartner was hoisted heaven word by a 50-foot story helium balloon. the 43-year-old austrian sky diver almost had to call it off on the way up. his visor had fogged over after a heater in his helmet quit. >> this is serious. i don't think i have face heating. >> reporter: joe was joe kittinger at mission control. in 1960 kittinger leapted from 102,000 feet. >> we'll take care of you. >> reporter: felix baumgartner fog adviser or not was jumping from 128,000...
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he was in mission control providing commentary on felix baumgartner's historic jump. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> you've seen a lot of aviation milestones, both good and bad. what was it like to watch this? >> oh, i think it was kind of thrilling. it was scary when he was coming down, too, but it was just thrilling to be a part of the whole thing are and that's why i did it. it was a lot of fun. just wonderful when he broke those records, and as tom costello said, i think there is something to be gained from this. i mean, some things to be learned about it. >> i was amazed that he was able to talk during portions of this free fall and even while he was spinning. i don't think you'd want to hear what i would have been saying during that spinning portion, but, i mean, it really was incredible that he was able to communicate during this. >> sure. well, i mean, they had been testing equipment. all those cameras spread all over the capsule itself when he's floating up, and then he's loaded with gear for the trip down, too, and there will be more of that,
he was in mission control providing commentary on felix baumgartner's historic jump. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> you've seen a lot of aviation milestones, both good and bad. what was it like to watch this? >> oh, i think it was kind of thrilling. it was scary when he was coming down, too, but it was just thrilling to be a part of the whole thing are and that's why i did it. it was a lot of fun. just wonderful when he broke those records, and as tom costello...
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just ahead, an amazing felix baumgartner goes into the record books. but is it a jumping off point for the future of space travel? [ ross ] we are in the dades gorge, high up in the atlas mountains of morocco. have you seen this road we're going down? ♪ there is no relief for the brakes. we'll put them to the test today. all right, let's move out! [ ross ] we're pushing the ats brakes to the limit. going as fast as we can down the hill. we are making these sharp turns, slamming on the brembo brakes. [ derek ] it's like instant response, incredibly consistent. this is the challenge, machine vs. mountain. [ male announcer ] the all-new cadillac ats. by the way they clean themselves in the bathroom. try charmin ultra strong. with a new duraclean tture, it helps you get clean. plus it's four times stronger than the leading value brand. and you can use up to four times less. charmin ultra strong. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easie
just ahead, an amazing felix baumgartner goes into the record books. but is it a jumping off point for the future of space travel? [ ross ] we are in the dades gorge, high up in the atlas mountains of morocco. have you seen this road we're going down? ♪ there is no relief for the brakes. we'll put them to the test today. all right, let's move out! [ ross ] we're pushing the ats brakes to the limit. going as fast as we can down the hill. we are making these sharp turns, slamming on the brembo...
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hard to say felix baumgartner. i'm german add it's hard to say. he must change his name to like tom spaceman. >> at least one glomed on, kit cats and a candy bar into the stratosphere. there was the usual silly stuff on the internet. leaping. a foot off a stepladder and changing the glory hallelujah to ♪ felix has competition in the spectacular leap category from a norwegianen base jumper, who planned a use a high bar to swing off a 4,000 foot cliff wearing a parachute, only the high bar broke. but like felix, richard survived. he managed to open his chute and land safely. at least felix seems ready to hang up his chute. >> i think item done. >> it was irony seeing a man without a spaceship break the sound barrier while the space shuttle ran a red light being towed at 2 miles an hour heading to an l.a. museum. forget tebowing, baumgartnering is out of this world. >> ouch. >> felix, the daredevil. jeanne moos, cnn. new york. >> we have a lot of free time. they followed up. >> i just wish viewers could see what you
hard to say felix baumgartner. i'm german add it's hard to say. he must change his name to like tom spaceman. >> at least one glomed on, kit cats and a candy bar into the stratosphere. there was the usual silly stuff on the internet. leaping. a foot off a stepladder and changing the glory hallelujah to ♪ felix has competition in the spectacular leap category from a norwegianen base jumper, who planned a use a high bar to swing off a 4,000 foot cliff wearing a parachute, only the high...
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. >>> felix, the former austrian paratrooper will try his jump tomorrow. he had top cancel the mission on tuesday due to high winds. max foster has more on the extreme athlete with extreme determination. >> set to do what no man has ever done before, jump from a capsule attached to a giant balloon from 120,000 feet with a view looks like this. >> i'm going to slide the door open, bail out and be the first human person in freefall who is breaking the speed of sound. >> he makes it sound simple enough, but felix' attempt to jump from the edge of space comes after five years of exhaustive testing, development, and even a legal hitch. why has no one tried it before? what's the challenge you've managed to overcome to make it possible? >> it needs a lot of research. it's not just you lock yourself in a pressure capsule and go up. you need a lot of research, you find to right people to work with. >> now we're going to depressurize the capsule to 120,000 feet. hit the dump valve and let's have a ride. >> among those on his team, colonel joe kittenger who holds the
. >>> felix, the former austrian paratrooper will try his jump tomorrow. he had top cancel the mission on tuesday due to high winds. max foster has more on the extreme athlete with extreme determination. >> set to do what no man has ever done before, jump from a capsule attached to a giant balloon from 120,000 feet with a view looks like this. >> i'm going to slide the door open, bail out and be the first human person in freefall who is breaking the speed of sound. >>...
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and we'll also take you to the launch site for daredevil felix baumgartner. good-looking guy, right? he is trying to pull off the highest fastest freefall ever. so we're going to see when his balloon will take him 23 miles up. you're going to hear what he is most worried about. and men, ben affleck is here to talk about argo. this is his new movie about the dramatic rescue of americans in iran in 1979. then plus, these pictures we're showing you, he has a hands-on approach to change part of the world that generally gets very little attention. he is trying to do some charitable work so we're also going to talk about that when we see you right here at 7:00. we have a fabulous show ahead today. >> so let me do the tote board, that would be two good-looking guys, right? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> who is doing the booking around here? >> i don't know but i like it. all right. >> i know. exactly. ben affleck looks very good in the movie "argo" and i have seen him in person this morning and he looks pretty good in person, as well. >> okay. good to know. >> reporter: a
and we'll also take you to the launch site for daredevil felix baumgartner. good-looking guy, right? he is trying to pull off the highest fastest freefall ever. so we're going to see when his balloon will take him 23 miles up. you're going to hear what he is most worried about. and men, ben affleck is here to talk about argo. this is his new movie about the dramatic rescue of americans in iran in 1979. then plus, these pictures we're showing you, he has a hands-on approach to change part of the...
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felix baumgartner's jump into the record books. watched by millions. plummeting from space at 833 miles per hour. this morning, we'll hear from the dare devil himself. >>> and live on the plaza, we hosted some of the biggest bands in the world and it doesn't get any bigger than the one we're announcing this morning. it is a morning show first and we're about to find out who it is today, monday, october 15th, 2012. ♪ >>> from nbc nugs, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on a monday, i am matt lauer. >> i am savannah guthrie. no hints about the concert just yet. we're very excited. they've never done a morning show because these are not morning people. >> peaches and herb? >> they're known for late night antics. think rock stars. we will talk about that in a few moments. >> all right. >>> did you see felix baumgartner's jump? >> didn't see as it happened, i watched the entire tape. it was crazy. look at that shot he disappeared from 24 miles up. >> the
felix baumgartner's jump into the record books. watched by millions. plummeting from space at 833 miles per hour. this morning, we'll hear from the dare devil himself. >>> and live on the plaza, we hosted some of the biggest bands in the world and it doesn't get any bigger than the one we're announcing this morning. it is a morning show first and we're about to find out who it is today, monday, october 15th, 2012. ♪ >>> from nbc nugs, this is "today" with matt...
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next, a look at felix baumgartner's plan to space dive. thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants tsupport cell...
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this is the field where they will launch a balloon with a cap actual that will take felix baumgartner. the balloon will take him to the edge of space. it's about 122,000 feet above the earth. at that point he's going to step out of that capsule and free fall for 117,000 feet wearing nothing but a high-pressure suit, a helmet, and a parachute. that's going to break the record for the longest free fall from space, and in doing so, don, he will also break the speed record. he's going to break the sound barrier. he's going to go about 690 miles an hour. so those are two records he's going to break on this mission. >> wow. and that video is pretticle. it looks like a jellyfish, right? doesn't it look like a jellyfish. >> reporter: yeah, it does. it's something to see. >> this is really risky. >> reporter: it is very risky, don. there are a lot of things that could conceivably go wrong. we have talked to the experts here and they have laid it out for us. they're very honest about some of the things that could happen. on the way up, he could get what they call the bends, decompression sickne
this is the field where they will launch a balloon with a cap actual that will take felix baumgartner. the balloon will take him to the edge of space. it's about 122,000 feet above the earth. at that point he's going to step out of that capsule and free fall for 117,000 feet wearing nothing but a high-pressure suit, a helmet, and a parachute. that's going to break the record for the longest free fall from space, and in doing so, don, he will also break the speed record. he's going to break the...
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researchers say felix baumgardner's 24-mile jump from the stratosphere has given them a lot of new information on the extreme speed and altitude on the human body. he wore several sensors during that jump that measured his heart rate, blood pressure and the forces of gravity on his body. now, scientists say they'll be using that information to develop improved space suits and new techniques for emergency escapes for astronauts and high altitude pilots. it wasn't just cool to watch, it's important. >> i want to know more about his mind just to think about that do. >>> it's 5:54. a sting this morning against businesses which abuse yelp. yelp now issuing a badge of shame. >> that's right. some businesses will reward you for giving them a good rating on yelp. the folks from yelp tell me they had undercover employees send e-mails to various companies that they had heard would pay for good ratings. and sure enough, they got offers. one jewelry store pays $200. for that they get this. the red badge of shame. you can read the e-mails between the company and the business as the sting was conducted. yel
researchers say felix baumgardner's 24-mile jump from the stratosphere has given them a lot of new information on the extreme speed and altitude on the human body. he wore several sensors during that jump that measured his heart rate, blood pressure and the forces of gravity on his body. now, scientists say they'll be using that information to develop improved space suits and new techniques for emergency escapes for astronauts and high altitude pilots. it wasn't just cool to watch, it's...
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. >>> space jumper felix baumgartner is confined to earth this morning after the balloon weather troubles postponed his flight. the balloon that carries the daredevil into the stratosphere is so delicate it can only launch if winds are two miles an hour or below. they may try again tomorrow morning depending on the weather. >> the world is fascinated to see if the guy survives this or not from 23 miles up. i can't wait. >> is this really a good idea? i just -- >> better him than us. right? >> yes. >>> here is a look at your wednesday weather. another drizzly day from new york to d.c. showers in new england. a shot of cold air in the plains and midwest. rain or snow showers from fargo to the northern great lakes. showers from san francisco to san diego. >>> 70s in sacramento and much of the rockies. 60s in the pacific northwest. mostly 50s in the midwest. >>> some new insight this morning into the mystery of stonehenge. artwork in the ancient landmark that we've never seen before. >> researchers scanning the stone circle with 3-d lasers found layers of faded art, dozens of prehistoric carv
. >>> space jumper felix baumgartner is confined to earth this morning after the balloon weather troubles postponed his flight. the balloon that carries the daredevil into the stratosphere is so delicate it can only launch if winds are two miles an hour or below. they may try again tomorrow morning depending on the weather. >> the world is fascinated to see if the guy survives this or not from 23 miles up. i can't wait. >> is this really a good idea? i just -- >>...
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it's the second time in a week felix baumgartner and his team have called off his 23-mile planned freefall from the edge of the earth's atmosphere. this is an animation of what it would look like. the ultra thin balloon that would theoretically get him safely back to the ground is so dell tate, it can only -- delicate until only hand winds of -- handle winds of 2 miles an hour. baumgartner vows to try again soon. >>> well, new campaign contribution numbers show that president obama's biggest corporate backers from his 2008 campaign now appear to be hard at work trying to defeat him. employees at the wall street joint goldman sachs, for example, donated more than a million dollars to president obama in 2008. this year contributions from that same group to the president's campaign have fallen to under $136,000. instead, goldman sachs' workers are lining up squarely behind governor mitt romney, donating fearly $2 million to his -- nearly $2 million to his campaign. why? what's going on here? melissa frap sis hosts money with melissa francis on fox business network. what's happening will? >> i
it's the second time in a week felix baumgartner and his team have called off his 23-mile planned freefall from the edge of the earth's atmosphere. this is an animation of what it would look like. the ultra thin balloon that would theoretically get him safely back to the ground is so dell tate, it can only -- delicate until only hand winds of -- handle winds of 2 miles an hour. baumgartner vows to try again soon. >>> well, new campaign contribution numbers show that president obama's...
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felix baumgartner is trying to become the first person to freefall from 23 miles up in the sky, that's more than three times the altitude that big passenger jets fly at. and the risks involved, as you would imagine, jenna, are many. he's got a special pressurized suit to protect him from the elements. it'll be around 70 degrees below zero temperature wise. oh, and he'll also be breaking the sound barrier. first time a skydiver's ever done that. after dropping most of the way traveling at about 700 miles an hour, he will release a specially-designed parachutes. that's just for the last 5,000 feet of his journey, so it's easy to understand why everything needs to be just perfect on the ground. the weather as not been cooperating, the wind has been a bit of an issue. the jump is being sponsored by red bull, the energy drink. it gives you wings, that's their slogan. and there are some scientific advances that can be gained. the window goes for about another ten minutes, so 1:15 eastern time or so is the latest estimate. we'll keep you posted on what's happening down over the deserts of new
felix baumgartner is trying to become the first person to freefall from 23 miles up in the sky, that's more than three times the altitude that big passenger jets fly at. and the risks involved, as you would imagine, jenna, are many. he's got a special pressurized suit to protect him from the elements. it'll be around 70 degrees below zero temperature wise. oh, and he'll also be breaking the sound barrier. first time a skydiver's ever done that. after dropping most of the way traveling at about...
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. >> on this tuesday, professional sky diver felix bum gardner is set to attempt to break his record he will free fall from 120 thousand feet, and break the sound barrier, if all goes well he'll land safely in the new mexico dessert about ten minutes after he jumps. waiting for him will be joel, who holds the record. >> bill: there's one -- i just want to -- you said if all goes well -- >> if all goes well we'll land in the desert -- >> bill: if all doesn't go well what happens? dan? >> well, different outcome. [ laughter ] >> bill: a new cater in the desert. >> he jumps from like a little over 100,000 feet. he has been practicing every day. >> bill: how can you practice for this every day. >> they were saying he is going to suffer lung damage from this. there is no way around it. >> bill: why? >> why do it? >> bill: why do it? >> insanity. >> eric winslow delivered a message when his teammate was knocked out of the game. he say we are nothing more than athletes, we are not gladiators. he said the fans certainly have the right to boo for a poor performance, but they should never wish
. >> on this tuesday, professional sky diver felix bum gardner is set to attempt to break his record he will free fall from 120 thousand feet, and break the sound barrier, if all goes well he'll land safely in the new mexico dessert about ten minutes after he jumps. waiting for him will be joel, who holds the record. >> bill: there's one -- i just want to -- you said if all goes well -- >> if all goes well we'll land in the desert -- >> bill: if all doesn't go well what...
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he drove his car off a cliff, and the first question everybody had back at the court was where was felix frankfurter at the time, because they hated each other so much, they thought that frankfurter might have driven him off. [laughter] i was hoping, um, as a journalist that, you know, i would find the seedy center of the rehnquist court and the hatreds therein. well, to my great disappointment as a journalist but somewhat to my satisfaction as a citizen, i learned that rehnquist was actually very popular among his colleagues. he, he basically created a rule that good fences make good neighbors, he didn't harass anybody, everybody, they left each other alone, they voted, and rehnquist didn't, you know, force anyone to vote any way they didn't want to vote, and that was it. another thing rehnquist did, in the 1980s, um, the court was deciding about 150 cases a year. by the time rehnquist died, they were deciding about 80 cases a year. now, do the math. 80 cases divided by nine justices divided by four law clerks apiece, no wonder they lived so long, right in i mean, it's a pretty cushy jo
he drove his car off a cliff, and the first question everybody had back at the court was where was felix frankfurter at the time, because they hated each other so much, they thought that frankfurter might have driven him off. [laughter] i was hoping, um, as a journalist that, you know, i would find the seedy center of the rehnquist court and the hatreds therein. well, to my great disappointment as a journalist but somewhat to my satisfaction as a citizen, i learned that rehnquist was actually...
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he drove his car off a cliff, and the first question everybody had back at the court was where was felix frankfurter at the time, because they hated each other so much, they thought that frankfurter might have driven him off. [laughter] i was hoping, um, as a journalist that, you know, i would find the seedy center of the rehnquist court and the hatreds therein. well, to my great disappointment as a journalist but somewhat to my satisfaction as a citizen, i learned that rehnquist was actually very popular among his colleagues. he, he basically created a rule that good fences make good neighbors, he didn't harass anybody, everybody, they left each other alone, they voted, and rehnquist didn't, you know, force anyone to vote any way they didn't want to vote, and that was it. another thing rehnquist did, in the 1980s, um, the court was deciding about 150 cases a year. by the time rehnquist died, they were deciding about 80 cases a year. now, do the math. 80 cases divided by nine justices divided by four law clerks apiece, no wonder they lived so long, right in i mean, it's a pretty cushy jo
he drove his car off a cliff, and the first question everybody had back at the court was where was felix frankfurter at the time, because they hated each other so much, they thought that frankfurter might have driven him off. [laughter] i was hoping, um, as a journalist that, you know, i would find the seedy center of the rehnquist court and the hatreds therein. well, to my great disappointment as a journalist but somewhat to my satisfaction as a citizen, i learned that rehnquist was actually...